04/11/2016 Poor treatment standards for old refrigerators in Germany, Poland and the UK – Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) and ECOS urge EU Member States to lay down European quality standards EN 50625-2-3 and TS 50625-3-4 in national waste legislation – The improper disposal of more than 19 million cooling appliances in Europe every year could result in […]

With the Energy Label needed by consumers, industry, and public authorities alike, it was believed that the revision seeking to simplify and improve the EU Energy Label would be a simple task. However, although the Commission proposal was released a year and a half ago, the European institutions have not yet reached an agreement. Currently, […]

ECOS is part of the Digilabel project, which is developed under the Horizon2020 call for market uptake of energy efficiency. The project will build a common digital tool for the dissemination of energy information to consumers across a range of product categories. A recent event brought together key industry representatives that will feed into the […]

As part of a small consortium analysing the efficacy of current product measurement methods, ECOS continues to provide expertise on the European standardisation development, as well as the latest testing techniques, regulatory developments, and market surveillance activities in Europe. Focusing on televisions, dishwashers, and fridges, the project aims at establishing whether defeat devices may be present […]

ECOS welcomes the reference to European standards laying down important treatment requirements for temperature exchange equipment, such as refrigerators, in a recent proposal to revise the German air pollution control regulation, the ‘Technical Instructions on Air Quality Control’ also known as TA Luft. The proposal, issued early October, currently includes references to requirements of EN 50625-2-3 and […]

CEN recently decided to shift its work programme related to Solid Recovered Fuels (SRFs), undertaken by CEN Technical Committee (TC) 343, to an international level under ISO/TC 300 and let ISO lead on future developments, under the Vienna agreement. This change required ECOS to formally apply for liaison with ISO/TC 300, in order to continue […]

The EU’s Circular Economy strategy offers many potential opportunities to strengthen environmental objectives across chemicals, product, and waste legislation, so that it is easier to keep materials alive in the EU economy. ECOS recently presented at a CEN-CENELEC workshop on the Circular Economy with a focus on waste management and secondary raw materials. Senior Policy […]